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Nils Petter Strommen, Chairman,
Norwegian Communication Association
Can you give us an overview on the state of the public relations profession in Norway? How is it perceived and how does practice differ from elsewhere in the world?
It’s a very diverse...

Finland is falling behind when it comes to human rights development. It is still the only Nordic country where same-sex marriage is not recognized by the law. Over a year and a half ago a group of young people started to think what they could do about it. Today that group of people is us. We...

by José Manuel Velasco, President of Dircom
This September, the Spanish Association of Communication Directors, Dircom, is set to host the 2014 World Public Relations Forum, the eighth gathering promoted by the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication...

In a report commissioned by the B20, the business forum that advises G20 governments, the six largest global accounting networks¹ have endorsed <IR> as a key innovation that will make corporate reporting more conducive to long-term investment.
The report highlights the...

One of the first journalists who witnessed and reported on the birth of Bangladesh from the battlegrounds, Bernard-Henri Lévy is in Bangladesh for his first visit after 1971. On the occasion of his arrival in Bangladesh, the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (http://www.ulab.edu.bd)...

The Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) has appointed Ray Shaw as Chief Executive Officer to lead the executive team supporting its diverse and vibrant membership across Australia.
“Shaw brings impeccable business, innovation and engagement skills to the CEO role,...

This will take place in the context of the 4th International Conference on Public Relations to be held on 25 and 26 August 2014 in UADE (Argentinean Business University).
Generally, strategic communication, constantly seeks synergy to achieve objectives, requires planning, analysis and...

Fifty-six percent of executives say digital engagement with customers is at least a top-ten company priority, according to a study by McKinsey & Company.
The study is one of 10 in the Institute for Public Relations’ “Top 10 Social Media Research Studies for Public...

Dircom, the Spanish Association of Communication Directors, presented the 23rd edition of its Communication Yearbook on June 17. The event was led by José Manuel Velasco, President of Dircom, Anne Gregory, Global Alliance Chair, Adolfo Corujo, Partner at Llorente & Cuenca Iberia...

The Global Alliance welcomes two academic institutions who recently joined as members of the confederation: the University of Remington, in Colombia, and USC University of Southern California.
With these two new members the confederation of the world's major PR and...